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What's Up, Dog?

October 24, 2017

"What's it like to be a dog?" Gregory Berns asks. He is a scientist. He studies how brains work. He says no one can know for sure. "But I think dogs experience things very much the way we do," he…

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Animals

Wild Medicine

September 1, 2017

Mike Cranfield is a veterinarian, or vet. His patients are gorillas. One ape, Ijabo, stands out. When Ijabo was three days old, an exam showed he had a badly damaged leg. Cranfield had to remove the leg below the knee.…

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Places

No More Pests

March 10, 2017

To save its birds, New Zealand has a big plan to get rid of rats. New Zealand has a pest problem. The country has a plan to solve it. The country’s leaders want to get rid of rats and other…

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Places

Under Attack

February 17, 2017

Learn about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s natural wonders. It is off the coast of Australia. Visitors swim in the sparkling waters around it. They see amazing views of sea life. The…

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Animals

A Home for Elephants

November 25, 2016

A program in Africa saves baby elephants. The animals are cared for until they can live on their own. Thousands of adult African elephants are killed each year. Hunters want their tusks. The tusks are used to make jewelry and…

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Engineering

An Eye in the Sky

September 9, 2016

Scientists are building a powerful telescope. It will help them see deep into space. More than 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei built a telescope. He was an Italian scientist. He used the telescope to study space. Since then, scientists have…

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